Barack Obama: US 'heartbroken' after Fort Hood shooting

Lethal shooting at a US army base leaves three dead and 16 injured after a
soldier opened fire on his fellow service members

9:12AM BST 03 Apr 2014

US President Barack Obama said he was "heartbroken" after a soldier opened fire on fellow service members at the Fort Hood military base, in scenes reminiscent of a similar shooting at the same base back in 2009.

The gunman, who was stationed in the base in US State of Texas, killed three people and wounded 16 before committing suicide, authorities said.

He was known taking medication and receiving psychiatric help for depression and anxiety, and was undergoing a process to determine whether he had post-traumatic stress disorder.

Wounded patients were being brought to local hospitals, including Baylor Scott and White Hospital in Temple, about 25 miles (19 kilometres) east of Fort Hood.

The hospital's Chief Medical Officer Glen Couchman said the hospital was treating nine patients. "They've had a variety of injuries that we've been treating, ranging from gunshot wounds that had involved extremities abdomen, chest, and neck," he said.